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Deadly spinWendell Potter

Deadly spin

2010277 pages
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In June 2009, Wendell Potter made national headlines with his scorching testimony before the Senate panel on health care reform. This former senior VP of CIGNA explained how health insurers make promises they have no intention of keeping, how they flout regulations designed to protect consumers, and how they skew political debate with multibillion-dollar PR campaigns designed to spread disinformation. Potter had walked away from a six-figure salary and two decades as an insurance executive because he could no longer abide the routine practices of an industry where the needs of sick and…

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3 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2011
    Bloomsbury Press · 289 pages · 9781608194049
  • Other · English · 2011
    Tantor Media Inc · 9781617070068
  • Other · English · 2010
    Bloomsbury Press · 277 pages · 9781608192816
Health insuranceHealth Care SectorPublic relationsEconomicsDelivery of Health CareHealth Care ReformInsurance companiesMedical care, united states